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Video Poker Strategy Calculator

Introduction

The following table shows the results when following perfect strategy (basic strategy and all of the exceptions):

Perfect Strategy Analysis
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityHit FrequencyVarianceReturn
Royal Flush4,674.5051555,901,2480.00002835,857.50608.400.130363
Straight Flush299.50512,500,035,9960.0001257,973.1810.970.037564
Four of a Kind153.671846,168,657,2720.002316431.7552.040.355929
Full House60.3384223,965,825,7680.01123689.0035.950.677950
Flush24.245326,685,152,6760.01638961.026.870.397351
Straight18.4117316,710,872,6760.01588962.943.400.292536
Three of a Kind12.57831,424,656,160,3160.07147113.995.540.898989
Two Pair6.7452,459,923,126,5960.1234088.101.090.832388
Jacks or Better0.91173,330,341,702,8920.1670755.991.370.152322
Nothing011,801,723,081,7600.5920631.698.440.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.45734.063.775393

The following table shows the results when following basic strategy only (not its exceptions):

Basic Strategy Analysis
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityHit FrequencyVarianceReturn
Royal Flush4,674.5051559,552,4640.00002835,623.52612.400.131220
Straight Flush299.50512,479,153,4760.0001248,040.3410.880.037250
Four of a Kind153.671846,192,948,4880.002317431.5252.070.356117
Full House60.3384224,080,792,6320.01124288.9635.970.678298
Flush24.245324,095,737,7400.01625961.506.810.394201
Straight18.4117316,144,479,0840.01586063.053.400.292013
Three of a Kind12.57831,425,750,484,8600.07152613.985.540.899679
Two Pair6.7452,461,602,879,9720.1234928.101.090.832956
Jacks or Better0.91173,355,181,412,4440.1683215.941.380.153458
Nothing011,777,143,076,0400.5908301.698.420.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.44737.953.775193

The following table shows the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy
Type of Play Play Details
Pat HandFull House; Straight Flush; Royal Flush
4 of a Kind
(more)2222; 3333; 4444; 5555; 6666; 7777; 8888; 9999; TTTT; JJJJ; QQQQ; KKKK...
4 to a Royal FlushTJQA; TJQK; TJKA; TQKA; JQKA
3 of a Kind222; 333; 444; 555; 666; 777; 888; 999; TTT; JJJ; QQQ; KKK; AAA
Pat HandStraight; Flush
4 to a Straight Flush
(more)A234; A235; A245; A345; 2345; 2346; 2356; 2456; 3456; 3457; 3467; 3567...
2 Pair
(more)2233; 2244; 2255; 2266; 2277; 2288; 2299; 22TT; 22JJ; 22QQ; 22KK; 22AA...
3 to a Royal FlushTJA; TJQ; TJK; TQA; TQK; TKA; JQA; JQK; JKA; QKA
4 to a Flush
(more)2347; 2348; 2349; 234T; 234J; 234Q; 234K; 2357; 2358; 2359; 235T; 235J...
1 Pair22; 33; 44; 55; 66; 77; 88; 99; TT; JJ; QQ; KK; AA
4 to a Straight2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; 89TJ; 9TJQ; TJQK
3 to a Straight Flush
(more)A23; A24; A25; A34; A35; A45; 234; 235; 236; 245; 246; 256; 345; 346...
4 to a StraightA234; JQKA
4 to a Straight2346; 9JQK
4 to a Straight89JQ; TQKA
4 to a Straight789J; 9TQK
4 to a Straight
(more)A235; A245; A345; 2356; 2456; 3457; 3467; 3567; 4568; 4578; 4678; 5679...
3 to a Flush
(more)2TA; 2TK; 2JA; 2QA; 2KA; 3TA; 3TK; 3JA; 3QA; 3KA; 4TA; 4TK; 4JA; 4QA...
2 to a Royal FlushTJ; TQ; TK; JA; JQ; JK; QA; QK; KA
3 to a Flush
(more)23T; 23J; 23Q; 23K; 24T; 24J; 24Q; 24K; 25T; 25J; 25Q; 25K; 26A; 26T...
2 to a Royal FlushTA
3 to a Flush
(more)237; 238; 239; 247; 248; 249; 257; 258; 259; 267; 268; 269; 278; 279...
2 to a Straight Flush78; 89; 9J
3 to a Straight9TJ; TJQ
2 to a Straight Flush45; 56; 67; 9T
2 to a Straight Flush8J; 9Q
Single Carda Jack
Single Carda Queen
Single Carda King; an Ace
3 to a Straight456; 567; 678; 789; 89T
2 to a Straight Flush68; 8T
2 to a Straight Flush57; 79
3 to a Straight345
2 to a Straight Flush34; 46
2 to a Straight FlushA2; A3; A4; A5; 35; 7T
Single Carda Ten
2 to a Straight Flush24; 25; 47; 58
2 to a Straight Flush23; 36
2 to a Straight Flush69
Single Carda Nine
Single Cardan Eight

The following table shows the exceptions to the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy Exceptions
Right Play Wrong Play Pattern(s)
Single Card: a KingSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♣ 8♦ Q♦ K♥
Single Card: a QueenSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ J♦ Q♥
Single Card: a KingSingle Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ K♥ A♠
Single Card: an AceSingle Card: a Queen
(more)6♣ 7♦ 8♣ Q♦ A♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 8TSingle Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 3♣ 8♦ 10♦ A♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 8TSingle Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♣ 8♦ 10♦ K♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 79Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ 9♦ A♥
3 to a Straight: 89TSingle Card: a King
(more)2♣ 8♣ 9♦ 10♥ K♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 68Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ 8♦ A♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 79Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ 9♦ K♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 8TSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 8♥ 10♥ Q♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 46Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 8♥ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 79Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 7♥ 9♥ Q♣
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight Flush: 9Q
(more)2♣ 3♣ 9♦ J♥ Q♦
Single Card: an AceSingle Card: a King
(more)2♣ 6♦ 9♥ K♥ A♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 57Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 8♥ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 34Single Card: a King
(more)3♣ 4♣ 7♦ 8♥ K♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 35Single Card: a King
(more)3♣ 5♣ 7♦ 8♥ K♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 68Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ 8♦ K♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 46Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 9♥ K♣
3 to a Flush: 2JK2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣ 3♦ 10♦ J♣ K♣
3 to a Flush: 3JK2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣ 3♦ 10♣ J♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 4JK2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣ 4♦ 10♣ J♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 5JK2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣ 5♦ 10♣ J♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 6JK2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣ 6♦ 10♣ J♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 2QK2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ 3♦ 10♦ Q♣ K♣
3 to a Flush: 3QK2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ 3♦ 10♣ Q♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 4QK2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ 4♦ 10♣ Q♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 5QK2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ 5♦ 10♣ Q♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 6QK2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ 6♦ 10♣ Q♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 7QK2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ 7♦ 10♣ Q♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 8QK2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ 8♦ 10♣ Q♦ K♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 57Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♥ 7♥ K♣
3 to a Flush: 7JK2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣ 7♦ 10♣ J♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 8JK2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣ 8♦ 10♣ J♦ K♦
Single Card: an EightSingle Card: a Nine
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 8♠ 9♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 34Single Card: an Ace
(more)3♣ 4♣ 7♦ 8♥ A♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 35Single Card: an Ace
(more)3♣ 5♣ 7♦ 8♥ A♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 68Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♥ 8♥ Q♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 34Single Card: a Queen
(more)3♣ 4♣ 8♦ 9♥ Q♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 35Single Card: a Queen
(more)3♣ 5♣ 8♦ 9♥ Q♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 46Single Card: a Queen
(more)4♣ 6♣ 8♦ 9♥ Q♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 47Single Card: a Ten
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 7♥ 10♣
Single Card: a SevenSingle Card: a Nine
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 7♠ 9♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 69Single Card: a Ten
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♥ 9♥ 10♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 57Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 10♣ Q♥
3 to a Straight: 456Single Card: an Ace
(more)4♣ 5♦ 6♣ 10♥ A♦
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight Flush: 56
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♦ 7♣ J♥
4 to a Straight: A2354 to a Straight: 2356
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ 6♥ A♦
4 to a Straight: A2454 to a Straight: 2456
(more)2♣ 4♣ 5♦ 6♥ A♦
4 to a Straight: A3454 to a Straight: 3457
(more)3♣ 4♣ 5♦ 7♥ A♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 58Single Card: a Ten
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ 8♦ 10♥
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight Flush: 45
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ 7♣ J♥
Single Card: a SixSingle Card: a Nine
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♥ 8♣ 9♦
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight Flush: 67
(more)2♣ 5♣ 6♦ 7♦ J♥
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight Flush: 78
(more)2♣ 6♣ 7♦ 8♦ J♥
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight Flush: 89
(more)2♣ 6♣ 8♦ 9♦ J♥
Single Card: a SevenSingle Card: an Eight
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 7♠ 8♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 23Single Card: a Ten
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ 7♥ 10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 24Single Card: a Ten
(more)2♣ 4♣ 6♦ 7♥ 10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 68Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 6♦ 8♦ J♣ Q♥
Single Card: a FiveSingle Card: a Nine
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♥ 8♣ 9♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 25Single Card: a Ten
(more)2♣ 5♣ 6♦ 8♥ 10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 36Single Card: a Ten
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♦ 8♥ 10♣
Single Card: a Nine2 to a Straight Flush: 24
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ 7♦ 9♥
Single Card: a Nine2 to a Straight Flush: 25
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♣ 7♦ 9♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 452 to a Straight Flush: 89
(more)4♣ 5♣ 8♦ 9♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 352 to a Straight Flush: 7T
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♦ 7♥ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 452 to a Straight Flush: 9T
(more)4♣ 5♣ 8♦ 9♥ 10♥
Single Card: a FiveSingle Card: an Eight
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♥ 7♣ 8♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 57Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 10♥ J♣
Single Card: a Nine2 to a Straight Flush: 23
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 7♥ 9♠
Single Card: a Queen2 to a Straight Flush: 45
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ 7♣ Q♥
Single Card: a Queen2 to a Straight Flush: 56
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♦ 7♣ Q♥
Single Card: a Nine2 to a Straight Flush: 47
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♣ 7♦ 9♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 232 to a Straight Flush: 7T
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ 8♥ 10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 242 to a Straight Flush: 7T
(more)2♣ 4♣ 7♦ 8♥ 10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 252 to a Straight Flush: 7T
(more)2♣ 5♣ 7♦ 8♥ 10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 562 to a Straight Flush: 9T
(more)5♣ 6♣ 9♦ 10♦ Q♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 342 to a Straight Flush: 8J
(more)3♣ 4♣ 8♦ 9♥ J♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 352 to a Straight Flush: 8J
(more)3♣ 5♣ 8♦ 9♥ J♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 452 to a Straight Flush: 9J
(more)4♣ 5♣ 9♦ 10♥ J♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 343 to a Straight: 789
(more)3♣ 4♣ 7♦ 8♥ 9♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 343 to a Straight: 89T
(more)3♣ 4♣ 8♦ 9♥ 10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 353 to a Straight: 89T
(more)3♣ 5♣ 8♦ 9♥ 10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 453 to a Straight: 9TJ
(more)4♣ 5♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 563 to a Straight: 9TJ
(more)5♣ 6♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♥
3 to a Straight: JQKSingle Card: a Jack7♣ 8♦ J♣ Q♦ K♥
2 to a Straight Flush: A2Single Card: a King2♣ 9♦ 10♥ K♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A3Single Card: a King3♣ 9♦ 10♥ K♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A4Single Card: a King4♣ 9♦ 10♥ K♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A5Single Card: a King5♣ 9♦ 10♥ K♦ A♣
3 to a Straight: 89TSingle Card: an Ace8♣ 9♦ 10♥ K♣ A♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 8J2 to a Straight Flush: 453♣ 4♦ 5♦ 8♥ J♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 8J2 to a Straight Flush: 563♣ 5♦ 6♦ 8♥ J♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 9Q2 to a Straight Flush: 564♣ 5♦ 6♦ 9♥ Q♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 9Q2 to a Straight Flush: 674♣ 6♦ 7♦ 9♥ Q♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 342 to a Straight Flush: 683♣ 4♣ 6♦ 8♦ 9♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 352 to a Straight Flush: 683♣ 5♣ 6♦ 8♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 342 to a Straight Flush: 793♣ 4♣ 7♦ 9♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 352 to a Straight Flush: 793♣ 5♣ 7♦ 9♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 342 to a Straight Flush: 8T3♣ 4♣ 7♦ 8♥ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 352 to a Straight Flush: 8T3♣ 5♣ 7♦ 8♥ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 562 to a Straight Flush: 9J5♣ 6♣ 9♦ 10♥ J♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 342 to a Straight Flush: 9Q3♣ 4♣ 9♦ 10♥ Q♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 352 to a Straight Flush: 9Q3♣ 5♣ 9♦ 10♥ Q♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 462 to a Straight Flush: 9Q4♣ 6♣ 9♦ 10♥ Q♦
4 to a Straight Flush: 9TJQPat Hand: Straight
(more)8♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♦ Q♦